CELDT (California English Language Development Test) LEVEL 2
Early Intermediate – Students performing at this level of English-language proficiency continue to develop receptive and productive English skills. They are able to identify and understand more concrete details during unmodified instruction. They may be able to respond with increasing ease to more varied communication and learning demands with a reduced number of errors. Oral and written production is usually limited to phrases and memorized statements and questions. Frequent errors still reduce communication.
CELDT LEVEL 2: Early Intermediate Stage
DURATION: 3 months to 1 year
STUDENT BEHAVIORS:
Speaks simple sentences
responds to open ended questions
retells events
reads basic vocab
may read simple sentences
frequent grammatical errors in speech (confuses he/she, him/her, infrequent use of irregular verbs)
"Tattle Tale Test" - sign that they can move to the early intermediate level
ex. When an EL students runs up to you on the playground and "tells" on another student, you can be sure they are ready for this stage. They are able to relay their thoughts in English.
Students are able to respond to open-ended questions:
"What are you doing?"
"How do you feel?"
During this stage:
Students begin to read simple, predictable books with vivid illustrations.
They can recognize key vocabulary.
They have problems with irregular verbs.
KEY STRATEGIES:
collaborative chart stories
books with vivid illustrations
providing simple books with predictable sentence patterns
interactive journal writing using the students own words
CELDT (California English Language Development Test) LEVEL 2
Early Intermediate – Students performing at this level of English-language proficiency continue to develop receptive and productive English skills. They are able to identify and understand more concrete details during unmodified instruction. They may be able to respond with increasing ease to more varied communication and learning demands with a reduced number of errors. Oral and written production is usually limited to phrases and memorized statements and questions. Frequent errors still reduce communication.CELDT LEVEL 2: Early Intermediate Stage
DURATION: 3 months to 1 year
STUDENT BEHAVIORS:
"Tattle Tale Test" - sign that they can move to the early intermediate level
Students are able to respond to open-ended questions:
During this stage:
KEY STRATEGIES: